Tire-armor.



Baie-umd July-14, 19M` 'III' J. COAN.

TIRE ARMOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. s, 1910. RENBWBD AUG.29,1910.

T GN, GF KANSAS Cl', MISSOURI.

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objecte' the invei'ition is to provide A .le :ind improved construction of tire anni, the sections of which are seein-ed to* r in sneh manner as to forni overlel e" 'bnt iieiiible jointe, 'whereby the armor adinet itself with the movement readily th the foregi'oinfzj sind other objects in view., the intention `consists of certain novel 'eetnres o construction, eonibiinition end arrangement ot' parte, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed ont in the appended claims.

, the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is :i side view oi? a portion of a wheel and e pi'ieinnetie tire showing my improved arinor thereon; .9 is cross Sectional view "Y enlarged vertical portion of the en ith the connecting e nor; Fig. el is af f i, showing a modiof the :irinor attaching' crees, section et the sinne; of one et the denotes the rnn and 2 the pneinnetic i wheel. The Vriin and tire may be of eonfitrnotim and with the enter r 'iortion of the tire is adapted to be 'ny improved urinoir, 'whereby said trein beine' pnnetnred or Y ingin'eo, and wnereby. shielding' l is prwented. if improved armor cen'iprises an inner series plates 3 n" ich are preferably of oblong forni end which ere slightly curved in cross section to the curvature ot the treed portion et the tire. A rranged on the outer side of the plates 3, is e series et tread plates which are also prl'alerably oblong in A e and. are et less width than the inner serial No, .$35,977.

Leiters Patent Patented indy itat, 391e.

Renewed August 29, 1910. Serial No. 579,563.

plates projects beyond one end of the plates I, and -land said projecting end ot the connecting plates is adapted to be inserted between the adjacent ende ot' the next pair of plates Il and li, tlins providing for an inten locking; eonnectioi'i between the sections of the armor.

The plntes 53 and Ltand the connecting plate ."2 o each .section ot the armor are seenrely 'fastened together by rivets or other suitable tasteniin devices (3. The ends of said rivets or 'fastening devices project beyond the onter sides of the trend plates and torni spnrs which will prevent the slipping or skidding of the wheel 'lhe projecting ends el the connecting' plates 5 have' formed therein elongated holes or rivet slots 7 which are adapted to be engaged with .connecting rivets ti or similar 1" are inserted threng'lr the inner and Outer platee :E und 4, as shown. By providing the slotted ei'innection between the connecting plate of one section and the end ot' the adjoining; section, said sections will be flexibly eonnected together to enable the salne to contorni to the movement of the tire.

Un the opposite side edges of the connecting plates are formed inwardly projecting hoolo;` S), with which are engaged wire fastening' loops 10. The inner ends of the loops l() are provided with eyes ll which are engaged with an annular tire holding rod or ring 12 which is also engaged with a series ot screw eyesI i3 or other suitable fastening` devices which are arranged in the sides of the wheel rim between the loops l as shown. .y this ineens, the armor is se? ein-ely held in place on the tire and may be readily .removed therefrom when desired.

ln Figs. fland 5, of the drawings, is shown a modified torni oi attaching devices for holding;` the uriner in place on the tire. rThe coni'ieetion shown in these figures comprises a series ot' wire loops lll, one end of each of which is engaged with the hook 9 on one side of 'the :irnior section, after which the loop or hook is paesed around the inner side o the wheel riin and has itsopposite end engaged with vthe hook en the opposite side of the armor section. in engaging the ends of the ieops le with the hooks on the seeand 41 so that one end of the connecting.

astening' devices Which- Messine tions of the armor, said hooks Will have to be sprung down to permit the engagement .of the ends of the loops therewith.

In addition to the spurs formed by the ends of the fastening rivets, I also preferably employ a series of pointed anti-skiding spurs l5 having; reduced threaded Shanks which are ad apted to he screwed into.

threaded apertures :formed in the plates of the armor sections. ly attaching the spurs l5 in this .1na1'1ne1, they may be removed when worn and replaced by new spurs.

From thc foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construetion and operation of the invention will `be readily understood Without requiring'v a more extended eXplanation. Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle-or sacrificing any o 'the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appen ded elan'ns. V Haring' thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A tire arinor comprising a series of seetions, eaeh of which consists of an inner tire engaging plate, a 11 outer tread plate, an intermediate connecting,y plate arranged hetween said inner and outer plates and projectinr` beyond one end of the saine, said end being;l adapted to be engaged between the ends ofthe inner and outer plates of the adjoining section and haring formed therein slots, connecting,- rivets arranged through the ends of said inner and outer plates and the slots in the ends oi' said connecting plates whereby the seeti ons ot the armor are flexibly connected together, and means tese- 'eure said armor to the tire and rim of a wheet.

la `lire arnior comprising a series 01"' seetions, -n'ieans whereby said sections are flexibly connected together, each of which corr sists oil: an inner tire engaging plate, an outer tread plate, an intermediate connect ing plate secured between said inner and outer plates, arinor attaching hooks formed i on the opposite side edges of said Connecting plates, attachingl loops adapted to be engaged with said hooks, eyes :formed on the inner endsl of said loops, a series of fasten,- ing de vices arranged in the rim of the Wheel, a t'astennigL ring adapted to be engaged with the eyes 1n said loops and the fastening devices in said lrim, hereby the armor is seein-ely held in position onrawheel.

3. ,A tire arinory eo1np1'isin; a. series of i1iter-engao'ingi sections, each section eeniprising' three l rs of material secured t0- `gether, the central layer being' displaced longitudinally,relative to the other layers whereby there formed at one end of the section a projecting tongue and at the other a eorrespoinling pocket adapted to receive the tongue ell th'e succeedine` section, a pinl progeetinel upper and lower layers which torni said pocket, said' passed fthrongrh the tongue hariixgr` an oblong slot therein in which the pin ot an adjaeent section is adapted to play.

ln testimony hereof l have hereunto set niy hand in presence oi two subscribing Wit nesscs.

Jl-ll- COAN.

ll' i tnesses lV. P. Hoeren,

3V. B. Bananen. 

